How we compare tools

Last updated: November 13, 2026

This page explains exactly how TrendingAI gathers prices and compares tools, and what we don’t do yet.

1. Where prices come from

• We read each price on the vendor’s official pricing page, the page that page links to for plan details, or, where there is no public pricing page, the vendor’s official plan documentation. We don’t take prices from reseller sites, coupon sites, reviews or other directories.
• For each plan we record the plan name, the price, the billing period (monthly or billed annually), the currency (USD unless shown) and the main limits the vendor publishes, such as credits, minutes, seats, storage or recording length.
• Every price block on the site says when it was verified, for example “Verified Nov 13, 2026 on the official pricing page”, with a link to that page.
• Where a vendor shows both monthly and annual prices, we label which is which. Limited-time promotions, first-month offers and coupons are noted separately and never shown as the regular price.
• If a vendor hides a price behind a sales call, we say “Custom” or “Contact sales”. We don’t estimate it.

2. Re-checking and the price-change log

When we update a page we open each vendor’s pricing page again. Anything that has moved (a new price, a renamed plan, a changed limit, a new promotion) is recorded in the price-change log with the old value, the new value and both dates. Pages show the date of their most recent check, so you can judge how fresh each fact is.

3. How we compare tools

• Groups. Every product belongs to exactly one group of like products (for example AI voice generators or AI meeting note takers). The homepage lists every product by category and group.
• Like with like only. The compare tool shows tools from one group side by side. It won’t mix groups in one table.
• Columns that fit. Each group’s table uses columns that matter for that kind of tool, such as free-plan limits, entry paid price, billing unit, licensing, recording limits or integrations. Columns that don’t apply aren’t shown.
• Published facts only. Every cell comes from the vendor’s own pages. Where a vendor doesn’t state something, we write “not stated” rather than guess.

4. Scores and picks

We have not yet run hands-on tests of the tools on this site, so every TrendingAI score shows as pending. Where a guide names a “preliminary pick” or says what a tool is “best for”, that is a judgment based on the published plans and prices, and the page says so. When we do test a tool, the page will say what we tested, when, and on which plan.

5. Screenshots and logos

Screenshots of vendor homepages are captioned with the date they were taken. Product names and logos belong to their owners, and showing them doesn’t imply endorsement.

6. Money and independence

Some links are affiliate links (marked rel="sponsored"). Commissions don’t change which tools we list, the facts we show or the order of comparison tables. Tools without an affiliate program are listed with a plain link to their official site. See the affiliate disclosure.

7. Corrections

If something is wrong or out of date, use the contact details on our privacy page. We re-check the vendor page, fix the site and record the change in the log.